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8676 results for: Keyword - Mr S. Barry and Wife
We found 4649 matches on Event Comments, 2818 matches on Performance Title, 2175 matches on Performance Comments, 19 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

376
07 May 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17450213, but Country Wife-Miss Minors; Alithea-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Country Wife Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: Tragedy of Tragedies

Song: I, III: Lowe

Dance: II: Sga Bettini

377
20 December 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Country Wife-Mrs Clive; Mrs Squeamish-Miss Pitt; Pinchwife-Bridges; Horner-Mills; Sir Jasper-Macklin; Sparkish-Cibber; Harcourt-Blakes; Dorilant-Mozeen; Quack-I. Sparkes; Alithea-Mrs Ridout; Lady Fidget-Mrs Mills; Lucy-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Bridges

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Song: II: Lowe

Dance: III: As17461216

378
11 February 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Country Wife-Mrs Cibber; Horner-Ryan; Harcourt-Havard; Sparkish-Chapman; Sir Jasper-Hippisley; Dorilant-Cashell; Quack-Marten; Lady Fidget-Mrs Bland; Alithia-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Squeamish-Mrs Rowley; Lucy-Mrs Havard; Pinchwife-Quin.
Cast
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Lady Fidget Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Quin.

Dance: As17461231

379
28 November 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Horner-Palmer; Pinchwife-Bridges; Sir Jasper Fidget-Yates; Sparkish-Woodward; Country Wife-Mrs Clive; Harcourt-Havard; Dorilant-Blakes; Quack-Winstone; Harry-Simson; Alithea-Mrs Willoughby; Lady Fidget-Mrs Mills; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Dainty Fidget-Miss Pitt; Mrs Squeamish-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Bridges
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Music: III: Piece of Music By Desire-the Child

Dance: II: L'Entree de Flore, as17481027; IV: Savoyards, as17480920; V: Vertumnus and Pomona, as17481112

380
07 December 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Bridges; Horner-Palmer; Harcourt-Havard; Dorilant-Blakes; Sparkish-Woodward; Sir Jasper-Yates; Alithea-Mrs Willoughby;Lady Fidget-Mrs Mills; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Country Wife-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Bridges
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: Rural Dance Actor: _Grandchamps.
Role: To conclude with a Rural Dance Actor: Grandchamps, Matthews, Miss Baker, Pelling, Macneale, Harrison, Master Shawford, Miss Cole, Mrs L'Font, Mlle Mariet, Mrs Pit.

Dance: III: Comic Dance-Matthews, Mrs Addison

381
20 March 1753 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Bridgwater; Horner-Ryan; Harcourt-Ridout; Dorilant-Usher; Quack-Marten; Alithea-Mrs Ridout; Lucy-Miss Pitt; Sparkish-Dyer; Sir Jasper Fidget-Macklin; Lady Fidget-Mrs Macklin; Country Wife-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: IIl Pastore, as17521219

382
04 May 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Burton; Horner-Palmer; Harcourt-Havard; Sparkish-Woodward; Sir Jasper Fidget-Yates; Lady Fidget-Mrs Mills; Mrs Squeamish-Mrs Simson; Country Wife-Mrs Clive; Dorilant-Blakes; Mrs D. Fidget-Mrs Toogood; Alithea-Miss Minors; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; the Quack-Winstone.
Cast
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Burton
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: Bayes in Petticoats

Song: II: Beard

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Morris, the Little Swiss; End of Farce: Scots Dance- (see17530501)

383
07 November 1753 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tomorrow, by particular desire of several persons of Quality, Romeo and Juliet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Bridgwater; Horner-Ryan; Harcourt-Ridout; Sparkish-Dyer; Dorilant-Usher; Quack-Dunstall; Dainty Fidget-Mrs Barrington; Lucy-Miss Helm; Sir Jasper Fidget-Collins; Lady Fidget-Mrs Pitt; Alithea-Mrs Elmy; Country Wife-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Country Wife Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: Grandchamps, Mlle Camargo

384
31 March 1761 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Tickets deliver'd for Rule a Wife and Have a Wife will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: High Life Below Stairs

Dance: As17610307

385
03 February 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: CCymon deferred on account of Mrs Arne's hoarseness. Neville MS Diary: Saw the Provok'd Wife, Young Brute inimitably played by Garrick...The heat was very great. The tendency of the Provok'd Wife is very immoral, as it presents an intention to commit adultery in too agreeable a light. Receipts: #247 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

386
13 April 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Ward. Afterpiece: Never acted there before. Mainpiece: Not acted this season. Mrs Ward having been defrauded of a number of Tickets for the above play, those sold at the door will not be admitted. [Afterpiece is John Lee's alteration of Wycherley's play into two acts. See dl 26 April 1765.] @Receipts #74 2s. 6d.@House charges #63@Candles #1 5s.@Extra: Kettle drum 5s.@Side Drum 2s.@Wardrobe #1 9s.@Total #66 1s.@Balance due Mrs Ward #8 1s. 6d.@Tickets 115 129 179 #66@Money #74 2s. 6d.@Total value of House #140 2s. 6d. (Account Book). [Mrs Ward seems to have profited only to the extent of #74 1s. 6d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Clarke; Sparkish-Dyer; Dorilant-Davis; Harcourt-Casey; Alithea-Mrs DuBellamy; Country Wife-Miss Ward.
Cast
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Clarke
Role: Country Wife Actor: Miss Ward.

Dance: End: The Highland Reel, as17680307

387
04 May 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Davis and Perry. Charges #66 5s. 6d. Balance due the actors #9 4s. Davis in addition received #97 3s. from tickets (Box 81; Pit 390; Gallery 184) and Perry receiv'd #93 16s. from tickets (Box 50; Pit 302; Gallery 360). Receipts: #57 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17680413 but Pinchwife-Hull, 1st time; Country Wife-Miss Ogilvie, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Hull, 1st time
Role: Country Wife Actor: Miss Ogilvie, 1st time.

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17671009

388
15 August 1768 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Gardner; Dorilant-Davis; Harcourt-Casey; Sparkish-Loveman; Alithea-Mrs Graham; Country Wife-Miss Ogilvie.
Cast
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Gardner
Role: Country Wife Actor: Miss Ogilvie.

Dance: As17680530

389
25 October 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Hull; Sparkish-Dyer; Dorilant-Davis; Harcourt-Perry; Alithea-Mrs DuBellamy; Country Wife-Miss Ward.
Cast
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Hull
Role: Country Wife Actor: Miss Ward.

Dance: I: A Comic Dance, as17681007; II: The Tartars, as17681004

390
01 November 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus

Performance Comment: Cyrus-Wroughton; Cambyses-Smith; Astyages-Clarke; Harpagus-Hull; Mithranes-Bensley; Mirza-Davis; Officer-R. Smith; Aspasia-Mrs Mattocks; Mandane-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Hull; Sparkish-Dyer; Dorilant-Davis; Harcourt-Perry; Alithea-Mrs DuBellamy; Country Wife-Miss Ward.
Cast
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Hull
Role: Country Wife Actor: Miss Ward.

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17691018

391
16 December 1776 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: In 2 acts, taken from Wycherley [by John Lee (Public Advertiser, 14 Dec.)]. Paid Pattinson, Tallow Chandler, #41 19s. Receipts: #167 18s. (166.9.6; 1.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caractacus

Cast
Role: Druids and Bards Actor: Aickin, Hull, L'Estrange, Fearon, others

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Lee; The Country Wife (1st time)-Mrs Wilson. see17761221 .
Cast
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Lee
Role: The Country Wife Actor: Mrs Wilson. see17761221 .

392
24 April 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of Rule a Wife and Have a Wife, announced on playbill of 23 Apr.] Receipts: #108 4s. 6d. (80.8.0; 23.17.6; 3.19.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

393
23 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: As17791208, but Ferdinand-Robson.
Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Robson.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Hull; Sparkish-Lee Lewes; Harcourt-Robson; Dorilant-Whitfield; Alithea-Miss Ambrose; The Country Wife-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Hull
Role: The Country Wife Actor: Mrs Wilson.

Dance: End: The Dockyard, as17791204

394
16 November 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Cast
Role: , usually Ferdinand] Actor: Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Wilson; Sparkish-Lee Lewes; Harcourt-Davies; Dorilant-Whitfield; Alithea-Mrs Whitfield; The Country Wife-Mrs Wilson .
Cast
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Wilson
Role: The Country Wife Actor: Mrs Wilson

395
07 February 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Jaques-Aickin; Orlando-Lewis; Amiens (with songs)-Johnstone; Adam-Hull; Oliver-Davies; Duke Frederick-Fearon; Duke Senior-Gardner; Le Beau-Palmer; Sylvius-Helme; William-Wewitzer; Corin-Thompson; Charles-Darley; Touchstone-Quick; Audrey-Mrs Brown; Caelia-Mrs Inchbald; Phoebe-Miss Stuart; Rosalind (with the Cuckoo Song)-Mrs Wells (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Hull; Sparkish-Palmer; Harcourt-Davies; Dorilant-Cubitt; Alithea-Mrs Bates; The Country Wife-Mrs Brown .
Cast
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Hull
Role: The Country Wife Actor: Mrs Brown

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece The Piping Pedlar, as17851112

396
06 October 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Hull; Sparkish-Brown; Harcourt-Davies; Dorilant-Cubitt; Alithea-Mrs Bates; The Country Wife-Mrs Brown.
Cast
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Hull
Role: The Country Wife Actor: Mrs Brown.

Dance: End: Leap Year; or, A New Way of Wooing-Byrn, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Goodwin

397
12 May 1785 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time in London; co 3, 1st acted at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin, 30 Jan. 1784. MS: Larpent 703, not published]: Written by [Robert] Jephson [with lyrics by Sir Nathaniel Barry (Larpent MS). In 1787 abridged by John O'Keeffe as Love and War]. With new Scenes and Decorations. A new Overture by the celebrated Haydn. The Airs by David Rizzio, [J. C] Bach, Paisiello, Duni, Carolan, Shield and Tenducci [i.e. "The Music partly compiled by Tenducci; the new Airs composed by Shield" (notice on playbill of 11 May)]. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. [Afterpiece in place of The Lying Valet, announced on playbill of 11 May.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Campaign; Or, Love In The East Indies

Related Works
Related Work: The Campaign; or, Love in the East Indies Author(s): Sir Nathaniel Barry

Afterpiece Title: Retaliation

Dance: As17841116

398
05 December 1660 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: After dinner I went to the new Theatre and there I saw The Merry Wives of Windsor acted, the humours of the country gentleman and the French doctor very well done, but the rest but very poorly, and Sir J. Falstaffe as bad as any

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

399
25 September 1661 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: Much against my nature and will, yet such is the power of the Devil over me I could not refuse it, to the Theatre, and saw The Merry Wives of Windsor, ill done

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

400
15 August 1667 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary [After going to lif] went to the King's, and there saw The Merry Wives of Windsor: which did not please me at all, in no part of it

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor